Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that per-capita spending of visitors increased by 3% year-on-year to MOP 1,575 in the second quarter of 2010. Analyzed by place of residence, per-capita spending of Mainland visitors took the lead, at MOP 2,397; per-capita spending of those from Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, China amounted to MOP 1,349, MOP 1,068 and MOP 787 respectively. Compared with the second quarter of 2009, per-capita spending of tourists rose by 26% to MOP 2,635 and that of same-day visitors surged by 41% to MOP 665. In the second quarter of 2010, per-capita non-shopping spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors decreased by 20% year-on-year to MOP 813, of which expenses on Accommodation and Food & Beverage accounted for 46% and 34% respectively. Meanwhile, per-capita shopping spending grew by 49% to MOP 761, with expenses mainly on Local Food Products (24%), Clothing (18%) and Jewellery/Watches (17%). Per-diem spending of visitors amounted to MOP 1,575 in the second quarter of 2010, a year-on-year increase of 15%. Mainland visitors had the highest per-diem spending of MOP 2,397 and the respective spending of visitors from Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, China was MOP 1,349, MOP 1,068 and MOP 787. The average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.2 day to 0.9 day over the second quarter of 2009, with Mainland visitors staying an average of 0.9 day. The average length of stay of tourists increased by 0.1 day to 1.7 days, while that of same-day visitors stayed unchanged at 0.2 day.
